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question on shining stock exhaust tips.

mezzoni

mezzoni

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Yesterday i took it upon myself to shine the rim of the stock exhaust tips. I used sandpaper and a brillo pad type steel wool thingy to clean them up and was wondering if there was anything i can do to make the shine last longer
 


also i was thinking about some type of clear coat or something similar but i didnt know weather it'd flake either...
 
your thingy is called "Scotchbrite" lol, and get a few different grits of scotchbrite and get a nice shine, then get a good metal polish like Megiuars or Mothers and polish em up, do that every time you do a full wash and clean and they'll stay looking great! Also some 1500 grit will get a sweet shine but takes a little more effort, and +1 on wet sanding on these, go dry with scotchbrite but if you use paper get some 1200 and 1500 and work it up wet then polish.

Edit- I definetly would not clear coat, it will flake off and you'll have more of a mess then its worth after it starts flaking. Your problem with that is coatings need a course surface to stick to, for example about a 400 grit or less to get a proper adheare. With your tips shining and having nearly no abrasion at all to them the paint cannot stick properly
 


I figured it was going to be something like that. To bad cause it would have been way easier to keep em clean after it had that protective barrior. o well.

hahaha and sorry dude I had to give you crap for your thingy comment I just couldnt help myself
 
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